Kendo - in kendo, the Japanese martial art, the sword is held in both hands, so it builds a balanced arm strength. The cutting actions also employ the larger muscles of the back, chest and shoulders.

We challenged a group of skilled Kendōkas (Kendo artists) to try to keep up with talented fencers. Zimo, Tasha and Cody teach Kendo artists Nathan, Katsushi and Allyson the basics of fencing; from ...

Japanese fencing, kendo (the way of the sword), combines sport with art, and entrance into the highest ranks is dependent upon passing a gruelling examination. Two professional kendo practitioners, ...

New York City now has its own hometown virtuoso in the swordsmanship of the samurai. Shozo Kato, 54, recently became the third person from outside of Japan to pass the notoriously difficult exam for ...